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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1922

Page

6

United States Shifts From Debtor to Creditor Nation

A federal reserve publication outlines how the United States moved from owing big sums to England and others to becoming a creditor. Private American capital funds foreign enterprises since 1914, with foreign investments and loans bolstering exports and the balance of trade, while American dollars finance global factories and railways.

Federal Reserve Boara United ‘States Britain United States Ince England New York

Belated Justice for West Virginia Youth Desperadoes

Belated relief may come for three boys aged seven eleven jailed for alleged post office burglary in West Virginia. Justice Department review following Mrs. Warren G Harding’s intervention reveals police used bloodhounds and coercive interrogation, with youths pleading under pressure.

West ‘Virginia Warren G. ‘Harding Department of Justice National Reform School Andy Bergola Frank Boska Teddy Bomba Federal ‘Court West Virginia Baker

Washington to relieve dozens of officers after fiscal year end

A list names 28 officers to be detached from current War Department duties and 60 plus majors and colonels to be relieved. The transfer plan aims to free officers for service school openings this August and September and reassign personnel to stations where they can be best used. The reductions follow a study ordered by Secretary Weeks to wind down war activities and reduce Washington staff across all branches.

Neel Leutenant Washington Fiacal Meutenants War- Department War Department Aerv War Department Peraciinel Quartermaster Ordnance Adjutant General

U.S. Sympathy Limited as Armenia Faces Mandate Debate

The article notes American cautious support for Armenia amid talks of placing the country under league administration. Officials fear troop commitments to oust Bolsheviks and warn against long term outlays for a fully independent Armenia drawn by a loan commission.

United States Armenia League For Administration Bolshevists Thetance Woodro Wilson Depa i Iano Morgenthau ‘ ‘Commission Wilson

Fragmented OCR sketch of workers and farmers joining a new political movement

Fragmentary lines claim 28,000,000 workers and 10,600,000 farmers in the United States entered national politics. It notes miners quitting work and calls for unity among road workers and farmers as the backbone of a new organization.

N& Third Te Te Belle United Btites Organil Ag

Summer Baseball Seeks to End Professionalism in College Athletics

A Chicago Post piece by Ian Smith argues for allowing college athletes to play paid summer baseball but only for non affiliated teams and on the athletes' honor. He warns that deception harms players, coaches, and colleges and calls for strict penalties for violations.

Iaat Smith University of California Chicago Post

Mohardt Poised for Berth with Detroit Tigers

Former Notre Dame star Johnny Mohardt is expected to secure a spot on the Detroit Tigers as an outfielder. Reported to be the only rookie outfielder remaining, his speed defense and hitting have earned him consideration alongside Cobb Hellman Veach and Flagstead.

Notre Dame Detroit Tigers Johnny Mohardt

Miller's Big Vacation Charms Athletics Follower

Bing Miller new Athletics outfielder shares he lives on a farm near Vinton Iowa where he keeps fit year round. He jokes the ball season is his vacation and he plans to husk 5000 bushels of corn with his brother after the season ends while continuing farm work and hog fattening.

Bing Miller Athletics Vinton

Closer Alliance Urged Among Ivy Teams and Regatta Bid

The Yale News calls for a common board of athletic control and closer alliance with Harvard and Princeton. It suggests arranging schedules to segregate teams not meeting scholastic standards and notes Baltimore's bid through the Astriat Rowing Club for the Middle States Regatta this season.

Yale News Board of Athletic Control Allance Harvard Princeton Baltimore Aeriat Rowing Club Middle States

Purdue Names A B Masters Captain for 1923 Team

A B Masters of Thorntown Indiana has been chosen captain of Purdue Universitys 1923 basketball squad. He is the selected leader for the season and will steer the Boilermakers in their upcoming schedule.

Masters Purdue A. B. Masters Thorntown Ind Purdue

Motor boats gain popularity in China

Ttaaa noted that motor boats are growing popular in China, reflecting rising use of small watercraft. The remark highlights expanding leisure and transport options as waterside activity increases.

China Ttta

Baseball Player Moves Across Leagues and Roles

The roundup lists multiple baseball moves across teams and leagues. Paul Schreiber joins Saginaw Mint League, Eddie Hazen moves to Springfield, Billy Bergen signs to coach pitchers for Syracuse, and Ben Paschal returns to Charlotte after an injury. Changes also include managers, injuries, and rule enforcement across Eastern and Western circuits.

Brooklyn Paul Schreiber Saginaw Mint

Japanese shortstop Kubota eyed by UNC baseball scout

Herb Hunter, back from Japan, praises Ted dy Kubota of Waseda University as the best at his position seen by the scout. He compares Kubota to Charley Holloeker in size and style and suggests Kubota could join the Cardinals after completing college.

Herb Hunter Japan Teddy Kubota Waseda University Charley Holloeker Cubs Hunter Kubota Cardinals

Boxing Will Teach Control of Temper

Columbia coach Jim Rice argues boxing should be compulsory in schools, praising its benefits in temper control, coordination, fearlessness, self defense, and poise. He contrasts boxing with rowing and says good boxers become good citizens and soldiers.

Columbia Jim Rice Columbia Crew Chicago Post

Notable Sports Notes Slice Through the Echoes of Games

Argentine polo team sails to England for a series of matches. Joe Moore wins the Milwaukee international amateur skating title. A former ball player convicted of petit larceny may have drawn wrongdoing from stolen bases. Missouri coach James Phelan takes Purdue football job. Idaho basketball captain elects new leader for next season. Massachusetts boxing licenses suspended for conduct prejudicial to sport. Glencoe IL selects a water polo captain. Decatur IL names a swimming captain. May 10 set for world championship open court tennis in England between Kinsella and Covey. Pershing Stadium chosen for 1924 Olympic host events. Hollenbeck declines to join coaching draft. Bob McAllister praised as he sharpens his running.

Uate England Walter Kinsella New York George S. Covey London

Land of Fertile Western Canada Promises Growth

Harold J. Gregory of Lowe Farm Manitoba describes migrating from Lexington Illinois in 1948 to farm 480 acres. He praises soil fertility superior to many U S states, cites wheat prices and low land costs, notes profits from hay enabling purchase of a car, and touts stock raising and hog opportunities with Western Canada information from government agents.

Harold J. Gregory Lowe Farm Manitoba Canada Lexington Ill Alan Indiana Ilinois Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Kansas Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota

Thousand Spring Idaho Powers City Lights

A vast spring near Twin Falls Idaho known as the Thousand Spring delivers nearly 1000 cubic feet of water a second. Flowing from a lava cliff it powers a large electrical plant whose electricity lights and serves a wide area including New York City.

Twin Falls Idaho New York Philadelphia Ledger

Moralist asks if ecards are sinful in poker scene

A moralist asks if playing ecards is sinful. Mr Grampson replies that a man who cannot play poker well joining a table of expert pasteboard manipulators is committing a crime. The line appears in the Birmingham Age-Herald.

Mr. Grampson Birmingham Age-Herald

Interpreter of Nature Outsiders Hear Frog Chorus at Country Night

Two young girls on their first country night awaken to frogs in a pond. A high peeper whispers What is that while a deep frog answers with a rumbling call, prompting guesses of a bird then a cow or an automobile.

Youngstown Winnie Susan

Lost German billfold features Lincoln Park photo

In Lor raine after the war while hunting souvenirs I found a billfold lost by a German soldier. The photo inside shows a girl in Lincoln park with my mother and sister on a bench in the background. The coincidence ties a distant memory to the present search.

Lorraine Lincoln Park Chicago Journal

Circumstantial but Not Convincing

A mother of two boys weighs a petty dispute as the younger child laments being "a nickel short." The older brother remains calm munching candy and questions whether the other took the missing coin, highlighting a mild domestic moment from Youth's Companion.

Important Omission in Eye Medicine Question

A young woman asks the doctor whether to use the prescribed eye medicine before or after meals, indicating uncertainty about proper administration. The dialogue reflects a patient examining instructions and seeking clarification from the physician.

Cornell

Science as trained common sense, Huxley quote

A quote attributed to Thomas Huxley: science as trained and organized common sense. The line underscores the disciplined method behind scientific progress.

Thomas Huxley

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